Role: Teaching Assistant - Specialist SEN school
Location: Taunton, Somerset
Contract: Full time, permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £20,000 - £21,000 per annum (actual)
Start: As soon as possible
Are you looking for a rewarding role within education without the pressures of mainstream schools? Do you want to make a real difference by working in small, supportive learning environments? Are you passionate about helping young people with autism thrive in a specialist setting?
We are recruiting a passionate Teaching Assistant for a well-established independent SEN school near Taunton. This school provides a supportive and nurturing environment where students with autism can develop independence, gain qualifications and explore vocational pathways to employment.
Your role as a teaching assistant:
- Support Learning: Assist tutors in delivering engaging lessons, ensuring students stay focused and progress effectively
- Individualised Support: Work 1:1 or in small groups to meet students’ unique needs
- Encouraging Growth: Help students develop communication, independence and confidence in both academic and vocational subjects
- Behavioural support: Use positive behaviour support plans to create a safe and structured learning environment
- Enrichment Activities: Encourage participation in extracurricular and community-based experiences
Why join this school?
- Work-Life Balance: A culture that truly supports staff wellbeing
- Small Class Sizes: Individualised learning with dedicated support
- Supportive Team: Work alongside experienced educators and specialists
- Career Development: Gain training and expertise in special educational needs (SEN) and autism support
Who we’re looking for:
- Passionate about special education and making a difference in young people’s lives
- Enthusiastic, creative and engaging in your approach
- A positive role model with excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Keen to develop your career with specialist training and support
This is an incredible opportunity to build a fulfilling career in SEN education while working in a school that values staff wellbeing and student success.
Working with Long-term Teachers:
We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.
LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.
Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.
We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.
In addition you will receive:
- Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
- Permanent job roles
- Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
- Working to Agency Workers Regulations
- Interview preparation, advice and support
- Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay